North American bodie waters-USI2c

Pacific Ocean:
Early exploration route.

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Atlantic Ocean:
Highway?
Explorers.
Settlers.
Immigrants.

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Mississippi River and Missouri River:
Transportation arteries.
Farmamd industrial products.
Links to parts of the world.

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Ohio River:
Gateway to the west.

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Columbia River:
Lewis and Clark.

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Colorado River:
Explored by the spanish

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Rio Grande:
Mexico border.

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Gulf of Mexico:
French and Spanish.
Exploration routes to Mexicoand other areas in America.

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The Great Lakes:
Inland port cities.
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior